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Helge Kragh Quotes

born 1944 Denmark

Helge Stjernholm Kragh (born 1944) is a Danish historian of science who focuses on the development of 19th century physics, chemistry, and astronomy.

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In his Theorie der Wärmestrahlung, Planck emphasized that the existence of a zero-point energy was completely foreign to classical physics. However, it seemed to be a ghost-like entity which it was difficult to connect to experiments.

I have a certain weakness for alternative ideas, not because I think they are valid but because they tell us something about science and the psychological state of scientists.

Interview (2017)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Helge Kragh (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.